SCI International Voluntary Service

814 NE 40th St , Seattle, WA 98105

Mission and Purpose

Mission
"Peace through deeds, not words" has been our mission statement since 1920 when Service Civil International (SCI) founding members in Europe conceived the concept of a workcamp as an alternative to military service in the aftermath of the First World War. SCI believes when groups of people from different countries are living and volunteering together on a grassroots community service project, barriers between them will decrease and international understanding will increase. SCI attempts to promote greater understanding and tolerance throughout the world through practical measures such as short term and long term volunteer exchanges among all nations.

Purpose
SCI supports the UNESCO Manifesto 2000 for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence as a statement of purpose:

Programs
Through various non-commercial partner organizations worldwide and through SCI international, national and regional branch development, the U.S. branch of SCI participates in the SCI network which exchanges over 5,000 volunteers each year in short term 2-4 week international group workcamps and in long term 3-12 months volunteer postings in over 60 countries.

Results

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 12/31/1999

1. Served U.S. volunteers' interests to volunteer in purposeful projects.
2. Expanded our focus in the U.S. to develop more 3 to 12 months volunteer opportunities.
3. Operated in the U.S. as an all volunteer non-profit with no paid staff.

Objectives for Fiscal Year Beginning 01/01/2000

1. To serve U.S. volunteers' interests in Asia, Africa, and Latin America projects.
2. To support the growth of short term and long term projects in non developed regions.
3. To operate in the U.S. as an all volunteer non-profit with no paid staff.

Self Assessment

Each volunteer, each project coordinator and each sponsoring organization are required to submit a review of their current projects and give comments on future development.

Chief Executive Profile

We are lead by our activist and hands-on unpaid board members. We have no paid staff. We make decisions and operate based on cooperative concensus of the board members. We do not recognize a Chief Executive position.

How you can support us

If you would like to become a member for a $35 donation per year or to make a donation to help support our grassroots efforts, please send your name, address and the amount to our Seattle address. Note that some states do have restrictions on "solicitation of charitable contributions" so please acknowledge that SCI IVS USA does not claim a legal status beyond being a 501(c)(3) non-profit, registered in the State of Washington. You may also send your donation securely online: